UN secretary general warns world is becoming ‘less safe by the day’

UN secretary general warns world is becoming ‘less safe by the day’
Antonio Guterres delivered his remarks in Geneva, Switzerland (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said combatants in places such as Congo, Gaza, Myanmar, Ukraine and Sudan are turning a “blind eye” to international law as he made a plea for greater respect for human rights and peace around the world.

Speaking as the UN’s top human rights body opened its latest session, Mr Guterres warned that the world is becoming “less safe by the day”.

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